Novel polytetrafluoroethylene prepared in the presence of a fluoroalkanoic acid salt dispersing agent and octafluorocyclobutane

ABSTRACT

PARTICULATE POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE DISPERSION RESIN CHARACTERIZED BY HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT, RELATIVELY LARGE PARTICLE SIZE, UNIFORM SPHERICAL PARTICLE SHAPE AND NARROW PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION, WHICH IS SUITABLE FOR MAKING STABLE CONCENTRATED AQUEOUS POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE DISPERSIONS OF CONCENTRATIONS HIGHER THAN HERETOFORE AVAILABLE, IS MADE BY POLYMERIZATION OF TETRAFLUOROETHYLENE IN AQUEOUS DISPERSION IN THE CONJOINT PRESENCE OF LIQUID OCTAFLUOROCYCLOBUTANE AND CERTAIN POLYFLUORINATED CARBOXYLIC ACID SALT DISPERSING AGENTS, USING WATER-SOLUBLE PEROXIDE INITIATORS.

8" 14, 1973 M. B. MUELLER ETAL 3,752,796

NOVEL POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE PREPARED IN THE PRESENCE OF AFLUOROALKANOIC ACID SALT DISPERSING AGENT AND OCTAFLUOROCYCLOBUTANE IFiled Nov. 19, 1970 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Aug. 14, 1973 M. B. MUELLER EIAL3,752,796 NOVEL POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE PREPARED IN THE PRESENCE OF AFLUOROALKANOIC ACID SALT DISPERSING AGENT AND OCTAFLUOROGYGLOBUTANEFiled Nov. 19, 1970 5 Sheets-sheaf 2 Aug. 14, 1973 MUELLER ETAL3,752,796

NOVEL POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE PREPARED IN THE PRESENCE OF AFLUOROALKANOIC ACID SALT DISPERSING AGENT AND OCTAFLUOROCYCLOBUTANE 3Sheets-Sheet 5 Filed Nov. 19, 1970 United States Patent 3,752,796 NOVELPOLYTETTRAFLUORQETHYLENE PRE- PARED IN THE PRESENCE OF A FLUORO-ALKANOIC ACID SALT DISPERSING AGENT AND OCTAFLUOROCYCLOBUTANE Max B.Mueller, Morristown, Peter P. Salatiello, Morris Plains, and Dulari L.Sawhney, Highland Park, N.J., assignors to Allied Chemical Corporation,New York,

Filed Nov. 19, 1970, Ser. No. 91,046 Int. Cl. C08f 3/24 US. Cl. 260-92.18 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE Particulate polytetrafluoroethylenedispersion resin characterized by high molecular Weight, relativelylarge particle size, uniform spherical particle shape and narrowparticle size distribution, which is suitable for making stableconcentrated aqueous polytetrafluoroethylene dispersions ofconcentrations higher than heretofore available, is made bypolymerization of tetrafluoroethylene in aqueous dispersion in theconjoint presence of liquid octafiuorocyclobutane and certainpolyfluorinated carboxylic acid salt dispersing agents, usingwater-soluble peroxide initiators.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a novel,particulate polytetrafluoroethylene resin obtained by polymerization oftetrafluoroethylene in aqueous dispersion which is characterized by (1)high molecular weight, (2) relatively large average particle size, (3)uniform spherical particle shape, and (4) narrow particle sizedistribution. As a result of this combination of properties, theparticulate polytetrafluoroethylene resin of the present invention issuitable for making stable concentrated aqueous polytetrafluoroethylenedispersions of concentrations higher than those heretofore available.The present invention also relates to a method for making these novelpolytetrafluoroethylene resins which involves polymerizingtetrafluoroethylene in aqueous dispersion using conventional peroxideinitiators, which method is characterized by the critical conjointpresence in the polymerization medium of liquid octafluorocyclobutane,in certain proportions, together with certain polyfluorinated carboxylicacid salt dispersing agents.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The desirability in polytetrafiuoroethylenedispersion resins of uniform particle shape, large average particlesize, narrow particle size distribution as well as high molecular weighthas long been recognized by those skilled in the art. Prior attempts tomake polytetrafluoroethylene dispersion resins having this combinationof properties were unsuccessful. Known high molecular weightpolytetrafluoroethylene dispersion resins having relatively largeaverage particle size lack either one or both of uniform particle shapeand/or narrow particle size distribution. On the other hand, knownpolytetrafluoroethylene resins having large average particle size incombination with uniform particle shape and narrow particle sizedistribution have relatively low molecular weight, hence reduced thermalstability, which severely limits their use in many applications.

In the past, many methods have been proposed for makingpolytetrafiuoroethylene dispersion resins of large average particlesize, such as polymerizing to higher solid content; initiating thepolymerization at temperatures below those employed during subsequentportions of the reaction period; conducting the polymerization underreduced agitation; reducing the concentration of dispersing agent;conducting the polymerization in the presence of small proportions ofdissolved polvalent metallic cations; or by seeding the polymerizationmedium by inclusion therein of seeds of dispersedpolytetrafluoroethylene particles. All of these methods, unfortunately,suffer from one or more of the following disadvantages: lowered averagemolecular weight of the product; lowered overall space time yield;increased amount of coagulation; and wide variations from batch to batchin particle size and particle size distribution. None of the knownmethods for making polytetrafluoroethylene dispersion resinsreproducibly allows production of resins having, in combination, uniformparticle shape, large average particle diameter, narrow particle sizedistribution and high molecular weight, and none of these known methodsallows production of polytetrafluoroethylene dispersion resin having theadvantageous combination of properties possessed by the resins of thepresent invention.

Production of dispersion polytetrafluoroethylene resins of large,uniform particle size has heretofore been considered desirable becausethey were thought to have improved extrusion characteristics. While thenovel resins of the present invention, which combine large averageparticle size and uniformity of particle shape with narrow particle sizedistribution, have good extrusion characteristics when paste extrudedafter admixture with lubricants, such as deodorized kerosene, in amountof about 20% by weight in the manner known to those skilled in the art,their extrusion characteristics do not appear to be substantiallysuperior to those of known resins. However, the resins of the presentinvention have dispersion characteristics which are substantiallysuperior to those of known products. Aqueous dispersions of the productof the present invention, as obtained from the polymerization process,can be concentrated by simple procedures to form stable concentratedaqueous dispersions containing more than about by weight ofpolytetrafluoroethylene resin. Stable concentrated aqueouspolytetrafluoroethylene dispersions of such high concentrations haveheretofore not been available.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The annexed drawings, wherein FIG. 1is an electron photomicrograph of a particulate dispersion ofpolytetrafluoroethylene resin made in accordance with the presentinvention obtained by polymerization of tetrafluoroethylene in theconjoint presence of liquid octafiuorocyclobutane and ammoniumperfluorocapyrlate (dispersing agent);

FIG. 2 is an electron photomicrograph of a particulate dispersionpolytetrafiuoroethylene resin of the prior art made under conditionscomparable to those employed to make the product shown in FIG. I, exceptthat mineral oil was substituted for the octafluorocyclobutane;

FIG. 3 is an electron photomicrograph of a particulate dispersion ofpolytetrafluoroethylene resin of the prior art made under conditionscomparable to those employed to make the product shown in FIG. 1, exceptthat the ammonium perfluorocapryate dispersing agent was omitted fromthe polymerization medium;

clearly demonstrate the surprising improvement in average particle size,uniformity of particle shape and particle size distribution solelyattributable to the conjoint use of liquid octafiuorocyclobutane and thespecific dispersing agent in accordance with the process of the presentinvention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The particulatepolytetrafluoroethylene dispersion resin of the present invention ischaracterized by (1) having a surface area of at least about 9 sq.m./g., (2) predominantly comprising spheroidal particles having anaverage particle diameter of greater than 0.35 micron, (3) having anarrow particle size distribution corresponding to a distributionfunction of less than 0.4, and having (4) a molecular weight of at least2.0)( corresponding to a standard specific gravity of 2.23 or less.Preferred polytetrafluoroethylenes of the present invention have anaverage particle diameter of greater than 0.4 micron, and especiallythose having, in addition thereto, a particle size distributioncorresponding to a distribution function of less than 0.25.

Surface area, particle diameter, distribution function, molecular weightand standard specific gravity, as used in the specification and claimsare defined and determined as follows:

Surface area is determined by nitrogen absorption by the methoddescribed by Barr & Anhorn, Scientific & Industrial Glass BlowingLaboratory Techniques, Instruments Publishing Company (1949), ChapterXII, or equivalent procedure.

Average particle diameter and distribution function are determined fromelectron microphotographs of the prodnot using a Zeiss Particle SizeAnalyzer T623 by the below-described procedure, or equivalent.

In that procedure an electron photomicrograph at known magnification ofthe product to be analyzed is obtained whereon the individual particlesare shown in size between 0.5 and 9.14 mm. Using the Zeiss Particle SizeAnalyzer TG23, set at E, linear, reduced, a count is obtained andtabulated of the total number of particles at each of 48 individual sizeranges between 0.5 and 9.14 mm. Based on the known magnification of thephotomicrograph, the original particle size in microns of the sample asrepresented by each of the 48 counted size ranges is calculated. Thenumber of particles counted within each of these 48 size ranges istotaled and the individual as well as cumulative percentage of totalnumbers of particles within these size ranges is calculated. Thecumulative percentage of particle size in microns within the particlesize ranges is plotted on probability paper and a best fit line is drawnthrough the plot. The particle size at the 50% probability level isdetermined as the average particle diameter. The distribution functionis calculated as average particle size in microns at the 84% probabilitylevel minus average particle size in microns at the 50% probabilitylevel, divided by the average particle size in microns at the 50%probability level.

Standard specific gravity (8.8.6.) is determined by the method set forthin ASTM D1457-69, or equivalent.

Molecular weight which, as used in the specification and claims is thenumber average molecular weight, is determined from the standardspecific gravity in accordance with the empirical equation 0.466-10gwS.S.G. 0.0187

The particulate polytetrafluoroethylene resin of the present inventionis further characterized by its capacity for forming stable concentratedaqueous dispersions containing at least 75% by weight ofpolytetrafluoroethylene when the latex as obtained from thepolymerization reaction, which may contain as little as about by weightof polytetrafluoroethylene, is concentrated by the following method: Tothe latex as obtained from the polymerization, there is added apolyethylene glycol-p-octyl phenol ether having the formula sold by Rohm& Haas Company as Triton X-l00, in form of a by weight aqueous solution,in amount sufiicient to incorporate in the latex 2% by weight of thepolyethylene glycol-p-octyl phenol ether, based on the combined weightof the water. The pH of the latex is adjusted to about 5 by addition ofaqueous ammonia, and a 1% aqueous solution of ammonium alginate isdispersed in the latex with gentle agitation in amount sufiicient toincorporate therein 0.1% ammonium alginate, based on the combined Weightof the water. The latex is allowed to stand for 16 hours at ambienttemperature (about 220 C.) during which time it will separate into aconcentrated latex phase and a supernatant clear aqueous phase. Uponseparation of the supernatant aqueous phase, the concentrated latexphase contains at least about 75% by weight of polytetrafluoroethylene.

The particulate polytetrafluoroethylene resin of the present inventionis prepared by polymerization of tetrafiuoroethylene in an agitatedaqueous medium using water soluble peroxide polymerization initiator inthe presence of at least 6% by weight, based on the weight of theaqueous medium, of liquid octafluorocyclobutane (corresponding to about4% by volume, based on total liquid reactor contents), in combinationwith, as an ionizable dispersing agent, of a salt having a solubility inwater of at least 0.1% at C. selected from the group consisting of thealkali metal, ammonium and substituted ammonium salts of apolyfluoroalkanoic acid having the formula R(CF COOH wherein R isselected from the group consisting of hydrogen and fluorine and n is aninteger of from -6 to 20. Critical in the method for the production ofthe particulate polytetrafluoroethylene resin of the present inventionis the conjoint presence, during the polymerization, of liquidoctafluorocyclobutane together with one or more of the above describeddispersing agents. When the polymerization reaction is conducted underotherwise identical conditions but in the absence of either one or bothof liquid octafluorocyclobutane or of the above-described wettingagents, then the product of the present invention is not obtained.

As above described, the dispersion polymerization of tetrafiuoroethylenein accordance with the present invention is conducted in an aqueousmedium, which is preferably based on deionized water.

The choice of the water-soluble peroxide catalyst employed in thepolymerization in accordance with the present invention is not critical.Selection may be made from a large number of water-soluble peroxidecatalysts or redox systems which are conventionally used in dispersionpolymerization of polytetrafluoroethylene. Suitable catalysts include,for example, potassium persulfate, sodium persulfate and ammoniumpersulfate. These initiators may be used in conjunction with suitablereducing agents which act as catalyst activators, such as alkali metalbisulfites or alkali metal sulfites. If desired, these water-solublecatalysts may also be used in conjunction with known acceleratorstherefor, such as silver salts, for example silver nitrate or silvernitrite; ferrous sulfate; ferrous nitrate and others. Generally, thecatalyst may be employed in amount of about 0.005 to about 2%, usuallyabout 0.01 to about 1.0%, preferably about 0.2 to about 0.7%, by weight,based on the water charge.

Of the above-described dispersing agents, the perfluorinated dispersingagents are preferred. Especially preferred are the ammonium salts of theperfluoroalkanoic acids of the above formula. A particularly preferreddispersing agent is ammonium perfluorocaprylate, which is a readilyavailable commercial product. While the presence of the dispersing agentin amount of at least about 0.05% by weight is critically required, itis ordinarily employed in amounts ranging from 0.1 to 1.0, preferably inamount ranging from 0.1 to about 0.5% by weight, based on the weight ofthe aqueous medium. If the dispersing agent is employed in amount ofless than about 0.05% by weight, then the product tends to coagulatebefore acceptable levels of solids content are obtained duringpolymerization. Use of dispersing agent in excess of about 1.0% byweight ordinarily causes a decrease in particle size, so that it becomesdifiicult to obtain the product of the present invention requiring anaverage particle diameter of greater than 0.35%.

The octafluorocyclobutane is a commercially available product. It is,e.g. obtained as a by-product in the production of tetrafluoroethyleneby pyrolysis of monochlorodifluoromethane and can be recovered from thepyrolysis stream by conventional methods as, e.g., by fractionaldistillation. In the process of the present invention, theoctafluorocyclobutane must be present in the polymerization medium inliquid phase in critical amount of at least about 6.0%, usually inamounts of between about 6.0 and about 20.0% by weight, preferably 10.0to about 15.0% by weight, based on the weight of the aqueous portion ofthe reaction medium.

The polymerization of the tetrafluoroethylene monomer in aqueousdispersion in the conjoint presence of liquid octafluorocyclobutane andone or more of the abovedescribed dispersing agents is carried out inaccordance with known procedures, e.g. as described in US. Pat.2,393,967, under super-atmospheric pressures up to about 3,000atmospheres at temperatures of from about 0 to about 100 C. Preferredpolymerization temperatures range between about 25 and about 50 C., morepreferably between about 30 and about 40 C. The polymerization may becarried out at any desired pressure so long as the pressure is ofsuflicient magnitude to ensure presence of octafluorocyclobutane in thereaction medium in liquid phase. It is suitably conducted at pressuresranging from about 50 to about 200 p.s.i.g. For reasons of economy inequipment design, it is preferably carried out at pressures below about200 p.s.i.g.

The following examples further illustrate the present invention. Theyare not to be interpreted as a limitation thereon.

EXAMPLE I An agitator-equipped one-gallon stainless steel high pressureautoclave was charged with 2,000 grams of deionized water, 4 grams ofammonium perfluorocaprylate and 13.4 grams of potassium persulfate. Theautoclave was evacuated and 200 grams of octafluorocyclobutane wereadded to the water in the autoclave. The autoclave was sealed and itscontents were heated to 35 C. Internal pressure of the autoclave at thattemperature was 50 p.s.i.g., corresponding to the vapor of pressure ofthe octafluorocyclobutane at that temperature. Tetrafluoroethylene gaswas then fed to the autoclave until the pressure reached 150 p.s.i.g.,and internal pressure of 150 p.s.i.g. was maintained in the autoclavethroughout the polymerization reaction by continually feedingtetrafluoroethylene monomer by means of a pressure regulating valve. Theagitator was started and after about 6 minutes polymerization began, asevidenced by a drop in pressure in the supply cylinder. After about 1 /2hours polymerization time the tetrafluoroethylene feed was discontinuedand the reactor was vented to remove unreacted tetrafluoroethylenemonomer and the octafluorocyclobutane. The autoclave was opened and wasfound to contain a stable latex with virtually no coagulum. The latexcontained about 28% solids, corresponding to about 760 grams of polymerformed, which represents a space-time yield of about 2.10 lbs./hour/gal.

The latex so obtained was examined under an electron microscope at13,700 magnification. The polymer particles were of uniform sphericalshape, they had an average diameter of 0.48 micron with particlesranging in size of from 0.36 to 0.61 micron. The distribution function,determined as described above, was 0.19. The polymer product had amolecular weight of 5.6 1'0 based on a Standard specific gravity of2.188. A portion of the e1ectron photomicrograph, enlarged to 25,000magnification, is shown as FIG. I.

6 COMPARATIVE EXPERIMENT 1 An agitator-equipped one-gallon stainlesssteel high pressure autoclave was charged with 2,000 grams of deionizedwater, 4 grams of ammonium perfluorocaprylate, 2 grams of potassiumpersulfate and ml. of mineral oil. The autoclave was evacuated and thenpressurized with tetrafluoroethylene to a pressure of 300 p.s.i.g.,which pressure was maintained throughout the polymerization reaction bycontinually feeding tetrafluoroethylene monomer by means of a pressureregulating valve. The agitator was started and reactor contents wereheated to 65 C. which temperature was maintained throughout thepolymerization reaction. After 45 minutes polymerization time,tetrafluoroethylene feed was discontinued and the autoclave was openedand found to contain a latex containing about 25.9% solids,corresponding to about 700 grams of polymer formed, which represents aspacetime yield of about 3.89 lbs./hour/ gal.

The latex so obtained was examined under an electron microscope at12,500 magnification. The polymer particles were of a regular shape.They had an average diameter of 0.2 micron with particles ranging insize of from about 0.07 to 0.52 micron. The distribution function,determined as described above, was 0.33. The polymer product had amolecular weight of 23x10 based on a standard specific gravity of 2.222.A portion of the electron photomicrograph enlarged to 25,000magnification is shown as FIG. 2.

COMPARATIVE EXPERIMENT 2 The high pressure autoclave employed in ExampleI was charged with 2,000 grams of deionized water, 1 gram of ammoniumpersulfate, 0.438 gram of sodium bisulfite, and 0.008 gram of FeSO -7HO. The autoclave was evacuated and 198 grams of octafluorocyclobutanewere added to the water in the autoclave. The autoclave was sealed andits contents were heated to 60 C. and tetrafluoroethylene gas was fed tothe autoclave until pressure reached p.s.i.g. Internal pressure in theautoclave was maintained between 145 and p.s.i.g. throughout thepolymerization reaction by continually feeding tetrafluoroethylenemonomer by means of a pressure regulating valve. Polymerization wascontinued for 5 hours under constant agitation. The reactor was thenvented to remove unreacted tetrafluoroethylene monomer and theoctafluorocyclobutane. The autoclave was opened and found to contain alatex with considerable coagulum on the agitator thermometer well andreactor walls. The latex contained 0.8% by weight ofpolytetrafluoroethylene solids.

The latex so obtained was examined under an electron microscope at11,250 magnification. The polymer particles were of spherical shape;they had an average diameter of 0.30 micron with particles ranging insize of from 0.14 to 0.60 micron. The distribution function was .22. Aportion of the electron photomicrograph enlarged to 25,000 magnificationis shown as FIG. 3.

COMPARATIVE EXPERIMENT 3 Example I was repeated using 2,000 grams ofdeionized water, 7.34 grams of potassium persulfate, 4 grams of ammoniumperfluorocaprylate and 2 grams of potassium sulfate. For theoctafluorocyclobutane employed in Example I, there was substituted 280grams of 1,1,2-trifluorotrichloroethane (of which about 268 grams werepresent in liquid form in the autoclave during the polymerization).Polymerization was conducted at a temperature of 35 C. until a latexcontaining about 20% of tetrafluoroethylene solids (500 grams ofpolytetrafluoroethylene) was obtained. The polymer particles in thelatex so obtained had an average diameter of 0.33 micron and adistribution function of 0.29. The molecular weight of the product was1.6x 10 based on standard specific gravity of 2.238.

Example II below describes preparation of a concentrated polymer latexfrom a latex obtained by the process of the present invention followingthe procedure of Example I.

EXAMPLE II To about 900 ml. of a polytetrafluoroethylene latexcontaining about 20.9% solids obtained by the method illustrated inExample I with polymer solids of average particle diameter in excess of0.4 micron and distribution function of about 0.2, there was added 100ml. of a 20% by weight aqueous solution of with gentle agitation. The pHof that mixture was adjusted to 5.0 by dropwise addition of aqueousammonia. To the mixture was then added 100 ml. of a 1% by Weight aqueousammonium alginate solution with gentle stirring and the mixture wasallowed to stand overnight at ambient temperature (about 22 C.),allowing it to separate into a concentrated latex phase and asupernatant liquid phase. The phases were separated by decantation toobtain a stable concentrated latex phase containing 79% by weight ofpolytetrafluoroethylene solids.

The particulate polytetrafluoroethylene resin of the present inventionis especially suited for casting films and coating or impregnating oftextiles, glass, fabrics, ceramics, metal and wood. It is particularlyadvantageously used in concentrated dispersion, resulting in formationof thicker coatings, at reduced mud-cracking, in single coatapplications as a result of the higher concentration and large particlesize.

Since various changes in modifications may be made in the inventionwithout departing from the spirit and the essential characteristicsthereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the abovedescription shall be interpreted as illustrative only, the inventionbeing limited only by the scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. The process for making polytetrafiuoroethylene which comprisespolymerizing tetrafluoroethylene in an agitated aqueous mediumcontaining a water-soluble peroxide polymerization initiator undersuperatmospheric pressure in the presence of from 6 to 20% by weight,based on the weight of the aqueous medium, of liquidoctafluorocyclobutane in combination with, as an ionizable dispersingagent, of at least 0.05 percent by weight, based on the weight of theaqueous medium, of a salt having a solubility in water of at least 0.1%at 100 C selected from the group consisting of the alkali metal,ammonium and substituted ammonium salts of polyfluoroalkanoic acidshaving the formula R(CF ),,COOH wherein R is selected from the groupconsisting of hydrogen and fluorine and n is an integer of from 6 to 20.

2. The process according to claim 1 conducted under superatmosphericpressure of between and 3,000 p.s.i.g.

3. The process according to claim 2 conducted at temperatures between 0and C.

4. The process according to claim 3 wherein the octafluorocyclobutane isemployed in amount of between 6 and 20% by weight, based on the weightof the aqueous medium.

5. The process according to claim 4 wherein the ionizable dispersingagent is an ammonium salt of a perfluoroalkanoic acid having the formulaR(CF ),,COOH Wherein n is an integer of from 6 to 20.

6. The process according to claim 5 wherein the ionizable dispersingagent is employed in amount of between 0.05 and 1.0% by weight, based onthe weight of the aqueous medium.

7. The process according to claim 1, conducted at superatmosphericpressure between 50 and 200 p.s.i.g. at temperatures between 25 and 50C., wherein the octafluorocyclobutane is employed in amount of between 6and 15% by weight, based on the weight of the aqueous medium, whereinthe ionizable dispersing agent is ammonium perfluorocaprylate, andwherein the ammonium perfiuorocaprylate is employed in amount of between0.1 and 0.5% by weight, based on the weight of the aqueous medium.

8. The process according to claim 7 employing as water-soluble peroxidepolymerization initiator potassium persulfate in amount of between 0.1and 1.0% by weight based on the Weight of the aqueous medium.

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HARRY WONG, JR., Primary Examiner U.S. Cl. X.R.

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